Conference Session

Construction Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez ; Omar I. Molina-Bas, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Darwin Serrano Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico

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Diversity

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Construction

courses.References 1. Bennett, S. (2007). Designing for uncertainty: Three approaches. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 33(2), 165-179. 2. Hearn, J., Lewis, D., & Kallsen, L. (2006). Incentives for managed growth: A case study of incentives-based planning and budgeting in a large public research university. Journal of Higher Education, 77(2), 286-316. 3. Design and Construction, n.d. http://www.colorado.edu/fm/planning-design- construction/design-construction 4. Gransberg, D.D., Jeong, H.D. and Hunter, K.D., Preconstruction Services Estimating Guidebook, Interim Research Report, NCHRP Project 15-51, 2014, 149pp. 5. USGBC, n.d., http://www.usgbc.org. 6. Grimsey D, Lewis MK. Public Private Partnership, the

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Engineering Place, North Carolina State University; Diane Brauner, Perkins School for the Blind

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

with undergraduate and graduate students withdisabilities, and acquire accessible technology skills helpful in navigating a college campus andclasses. This transition focus provided additional support to increase student confidence inapplying for a college program. Third, this camp facilitated networking within the VIBcommunity and between these students and potential mentors. Through interacting with graduatestudents with VIB, engineering faculty and local engineering professionals, the students wereable to gain a better understanding of potential STEM career paths.While the pilot program proved successful based on anecdotal information, additional data needsto be collected utilizing more comprehensive assessments. We plan on incorporating

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

students. From student-led design and construction teamsthrough surveys of recent alumni, the methods and results of this single case study can serve as atemplate for development and evaluation of new maker spaces to review as they plan andimplement their own spaces to foster design, innovation, and entrepreneurship skills inundergraduate engineering students.2 Overview of the Design StudioThe Design Studio is a 5,500 square foot student-run space consisting of several interconnectedrooms on the ground floor of a building primarily used to house the mechanical engineeringdepartment offices and labs (Figure 1). It began in 2012 with just one room that was previouslybeing used as a large storage space, and grew strategically as departmental needs

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Facilitating Student Success and Inclusion

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Samuel S. Newton, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

(AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellowship in 2012-2013, with a placement at the National Science Foundation.Mr. Samuel S. Newton, Clemson University Samuel S. Newton is an undergraduate researcher pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. He plans to enter the aerospace industry and is considering a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering. His interests pertain to aircraft design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Uncovering Forms of Wealth and Capital Using Asset Frameworks in Engineering EducationIntroductionThis work-in-progress paper presents the intermediate results from a qualitative research projectfor which we are

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Laura Meszaros Dearolf, The Perry Initiative ; Amy C Bucha, The Perry Initiative; Lisa L Lattanza MD, University of California San Francisco

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division, Women in Engineering

;0.05). The career trajectories of program alumnae are as follows (Table 1). Of those surveyrespondents who are still in high school, 98% plan to enroll in a 4-year college or university, and97% intend to major in STEM, with 32% in engineering and 81% biology or bioscience(multiple selections permitted). There are similar findings for the alumnae who are presently incollege. 100% are enrolled in 4-year programs, with 93% in STEM majors; 64% are biology orbiosciences; and 23% are engineering majors. 56% of the alumnae in college are intending to goto medical school, and 23% are “very interested” in pursuing orthopaedics as a career choice. Forthe 6 alumnae presently in medical school, 5 are “very likely” (n=2) or “likely” (n=3) to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University, San Marcos; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Clara Novoa, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Instead, the researchers are customizing a University Seminar (US 1100) section, whichis an introduction to the university freshman seminar course, specifically for engineering andengineering technology majors while exploring research questions related to the development ofstudent design self-efficacy. This paper presents this work in progress including preliminaryresults from pre- and post-project engineering design self-efficacy measures of the initial cohort,lessons learned, and plans for future work.BackgroundThe Texas State STEM Rising Stars project is using a three-sided organizing framework, asshown in Figure 1, to guide the interventions and its associated research plan. This framework isbased upon Swail’s geometric model for student

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lea K Marlor, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

-year institution? I understand the admissions process (e.g., how to apply, when to apply) for the four-year institution(s) 4.02 .831 4.33 .606 I plan to apply to. I understand the requirements (e.g., general eligibility based on prior course enrollment) related 4.14 .608 4.38 .623 to admissions for the four-year institution(s) I plan to apply to.*p=.05;**p=.01; ***p=.000Students’ career interests changed with participants reporting that they were significantly lesslikely pursue a degree specifically in energy efficient electronic science; however participantsmaintained their interest in pursuing an engineering degree. Participants also reported a

Conference Session

ETD Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Behbood Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

develop a technical program plan for an engineering project. • Developing the ability to lead and manage a diverse team of technical professionals utilizing emotional intelligence. • Developing interpersonal and collaboration skills to help effectively communicate with non-technical colleagues and customers. • Creating a learning environment which addresses critical competencies needed to enhance technical skills, business acumen and personal effectiveness in the workplace. • Developing a systematic and analytic framework to support decision making and make effective changes.ProgramThe needs assessment for the proposed Master of Engineering in Technical Management (METM)program was determined using: (1

Conference Session

Early ChemE Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Katherine Harrell, Oklahoma State University; Alexandra Nicole McPeak, Oklahoma State University; Ashlee Nicole Ford Versypt, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

% offered similar laboratory experiences through chemical engineeringspecific courses1. Several engineering educators have developed hands-on laboratory or designmodules targeted for introducing freshmen to chemical and/or biomedical engineering topics andconcepts using applications including sensors1, evaporative cooling2, water treatment3, fuel cellcars4, food and beverage science5-9, drug delivery10-12, and human physiology13, 14. Experiments,simulators, and lesson plans have also been developed for introducing pharmaceuticalengineering to students in K-12 and in college beyond the freshman year15-22. The commonthread through all of this previous work is that there is ample evidence that students considerhands-on experiences through experiments

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Willietta Gibson, Bennett College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

hands-on projects that do notimmediately seem related, and thus seeks to link a service-learning project to 3D modeling andprinting. The first part carries students on a journey to understand the need for and to plan aservice-learning project. The story begins with two students frustrated by their experience offacilitating an engineering design challenge with elementary school children. The case thendirects students to use provided resources to plan and engage in a meaningful service-learningproject. The second part continues the story of one of the disgruntled students experiencing abreakthrough when the needs addressed by the service-learning intervention are well-defined andwhen the student discovers a shared interest in 3D printing with one

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3: Spatial Visualization

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agata K. Dean, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

successfulengineering pursuits. In Fall 2016, student research projects included topics such as theimportance of spatial understanding in sports (strategizing a football play, designing a footballhelmet to decrease concussion rates), in petroleum engineering (an understanding of subsurfaceelements, interpretation of topological maps, drilling efficiencies), and in the medical field(chirality of molecules, surgical practice, physical therapy), among many others.Addressing the Target PopulationThe first time Colorado School of Mines planned to offer a spatial skills course, student membersof the collegiate section of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) were emailed. Researchsuggests that females are more likely to struggle with spatial skills than males,1-4, 6

Conference Session

ETD Accreditation and Assessment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Alberto G. De La Cruz, Savannah State University; Lisa Yount, Savannah State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

plan of courses which they would use for assessment infall and spring semesters. Based on this plan, the assessment coordinator of the departmentsends the list of the courses and the corresponding ISLOs to all faculty members at the beginningof each semester.Assessment Data Submission PlatformThe online data submission platform was developed in Visual Basic.NET (VB.NET). On thisplatform, faculty members can select the ISLO and at the same time, the corresponding ABET SOs for a specific course. A snapshot of online data submission platform is shown in Figure 1, where the blue rectangles indicate where the faculty members need to insert the assessment data. There are thirteen pieces of information they need to insert using the drop-down

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis O'Connor, California State University, Chico

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Sciences.Students must be in good academic standing (GPA of 2.5 or better) and completed theirsophomore year. Junior and non-graduating senior students were also considered. Facultymentors with new or on-going research projects applied to the program by submitting a projectdescription and research plan. Through the application process, faculty project descriptions wereprovided to students to identify areas of interest and create student-faculty teams. To help enableand support these projects, students receive a $3500 stipend and faculty are reimbursed up to$250 for student research supplies. The first year of this summer program (2017), the CSC²program hosted a total of 31 students working across 14 different projects. Table 1 describes thestudent majors

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Patberg Morin, North Carolina State University; Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; Pam Page Carpenter

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

: Wireless Charger Implementation - In today’s world, and especially in the UnitedStates, municipal rapid transit systems are rare because nearly all require substantial governmentsubsidies to maintain financial viability. In response, this project proposes a new personal rapidtransit architecture with a unique economic design. The solution is to build an ultra-lightweightand low-cost transit system with autonomous vehicles that carry one or two passengers at a time.The initial concept demonstration is planned to be used for the REU site.A 2017 REU participant has made a tremendous impact on the program and this project. Herecently graduated at NC State University with an electrical engineering degree. Theopportunities granted to him by the UGRS

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherish C. Vance, Texas A&M University; Bria Perkins, Texas A&M University; Jaida Bannister; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

institutionscontinue to push their goals and strategic plans of increasing the science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. Attempts to increase STEM enrollment atUniversities consistently include the same concepts; bridge programs, learning communities,research experiences and group projects [1]. While attempting to increase undergraduateretention of (URM), these experiences often focus solely on first-year students. In order to meettheir needs, diverse students must matriculate through the Colleges and Universities via thepipeline from secondary education to employment. NSF [2] reports show the attrition rates forblack and Hispanic or Latino students in STEM fields from 2007 to 2013 is low. When lookingat all the students earning

Conference Session

Seeking Resilience and Learning to Thrive Through Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

disciplines and student groups. The survey also included an open-ended responsecomponent that will also be analyzed for themes and in the context of the survey subscale results.We also plan to use the quantitative survey data to identify candidates for interviews to furtherunderstand the relationship of stress, engineering identity, and engineering culture. Interviewswill allow participants to describe their individual experiences and allow us to identify commonthemes and triggers of student stress, anxiety, and depression as related to being an engineeringstudent.Ultimately, the results of the study will produce recommendations for faculty, advisors, andadministrators, who directly impact the climate and reputation of engineering programs

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Identity Technical Session 12

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Coleen Carrigan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Marie Claire Horner-Devine; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Julie Ivy, North Carolina State University; Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University

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Diversity, Special Topic: Identity

evaluation findings, unexpected challenges,and planned modifications to continue to improve the program. I will share a bitabout our model and impact to date, including how that model has evolvedover time to best serve our community. Throughout this discussion, we’llengage in a few of the community-building activities we utilize within LATTICE. 3This program developed through two earlier iterations:WEBS: women in biological sciences, with an emphasis on ecology and evolutionarybiology. Five cohorts, 2007-2013BRAINS: for individuals belonging to racial/ethnic groups underrepresented withinNeuroscience and/or individuals with disabilities. Running biennially

Conference Session

Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 12

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Collegiate, Diversity

computer science and engineering departments on diversifying their undergraduate student population. She remains an active researcher, including studying academic policies, gender and ethnicity issues, transfers, and matriculation models with MIDFIELD as well as student veterans in engi- neering. Her evaluation work includes evaluating teamwork models, broadening participation initiatives, and S-STEM and LSAMP programs.Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and

Conference Session

Track: Pre-college - Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Malle R Schilling, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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Diversity, Pre-College

Paper ID #24879The Effectiveness of Engineering Camps as Pre-College Recruitment ToolsMalle Schilling, University of Dayton Malle Schilling is planning to pursue a PhD in Engineering Education. As an undergraduate mechanical engineering student at the University of Dayton, she explored the effects of engineering camps on par- ticipants’ self-efficacy in engineering and other issues of diversity and inclusion in engineering. She is interested in engineering education, diversity in engineering, outreach and policy.Dr. Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton Dr. Margaret Pinnell is the Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Amy Huynh, University of California, Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

five female undergraduate students who have hadengineering internship experiences and are currently enrolled at a Large Public Southwestern R1Institution. The research project described in this work-in-progress paper details the plans toaccomplish the following research objective: to document and describe the industry experiencesof female engineering undergraduate students in relation to their learning experiences back in theclassroom. The narrative stories, which have not yet been constructed until the IRB is approvedfor data collection, are guided thematically by examining the female students’ perspectivesbefore, during, and after their internship experience. This paper serves to explore how thediffering experiences of classwork and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Design I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Goldschneider, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

teams that exist inworkplaces within the United States and abroad. As such, the purpose of this paper is to describethe process of creating and subsequent plans for implementation of an interdisciplinary capstonecourse at a large research-intensive institution in the Southeast US. The challenges associatedwith developing a course that meets the need of each disciplinary capstone experience and spansthe boundary of different approaches to pedagogy, knowledge structure and learning will beexplored as well.Background and ObjectivesOne of the most common complaints among recruiters of engineering graduates is a failure ofuniversities to properly prepare their students to collaborate within a diverse workplaceenvironment [1], [2]. Students typically

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: RED 2 / Civil Eng

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tiago R. Forin, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan P.E., Rowan University; Stephanie Lezotte, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Theresa F.S. Bruckerhoff, Curriculum Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Sarah K. Bauer, Rowan University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

institution wide efforts being made to positively impact the entire engineering collegeand university. As the grant enters its final years, the poster will also discuss plans on engagingthe broader engineering academic community in order to establish best practices forimplementing diversity and inclusion initiatives in other programs.IntroductionRowan University’s Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department was awarded theNational Science Foundation’s Revolutionizing Engineering and computer science Departments(RED) grant back in 2016. The purpose of the grant is to change the department’s ability to serveunderrepresented minorities (URMs) and underserved groups over the course of the next fiveyears. The grant provides funding over those

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carmen Cioc, University of Toledo; John B. Napp, University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Noela A. Haughton

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

the MET 4100 curriculum. The subject of this newly developed project is todesign (start-to-finish) an HVAC system to satisfy the heating load requirements for the twoMET laboratories in the ET Department. This course is a senior level course, and at this level,the students already have prior general knowledge of technical drawing and drafting, heattransfer, psychometric chart, and duct design. To better facilitate the access to the technicalinformation, a lesson plan discussing the benefits of using the University’s library resources andan online LibGuide webpage (https://libguides.utoledo.edu/MET4100) were created and added tothe course’s Blackboard platform. The webpage lists some of the resources required for theHVAC design project, like e

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jayanta K. Banerjee, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Diversity

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Student

, whois a senior faculty member, this mentoring program has been evolved and expanded over many years upto a point where it has become a very effective and helpful system for both the incoming and the outgoingundergraduate students [7].School of Engineering, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR), Puerto RicoSeven (7) fulltime faculty members offer mentoring. Each mentor is assigned certain number of studentsand receives compensation for up to two (2) credit hours per semester. Students with eighty (80) or moreapproved credit hours are assigned a mentor for discussing their career plans, progress in the academicprograms, optimal or alternative choices for course selection, and so on [8]. In addition, the office ofStudent Development and

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christina McCoy P.E., Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

the beams. Despite this,prompting the students to think about shear failure in this context improved their understandingof this topic. It should also be noted that a few students commented in the survey that theywished lecture had provided more guidance as to how to layout reinforcing prior to beamfabrication. While the request is understandable, the variety in reinforcing configurations alsoadded a creative component and a wider sample of results. This would not be the case iflectures had a more prescriptive approach to reinforcement for the lab. The individuals thatrequested this may have brought down the score for lecture preparedness slightly, but the overallscore was still strong and there are no plans to modify this approach in future

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Rachel D. Mosier, Oklahoma State University; Sandeep Langar, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

professional engineer in Construction and Structural Engineering. Her masters and doctoral degrees are from the University of Oklahoma in Construction Administration and Engineering respectively.Dr. Sandeep Langar, The University of Texas at San Antonio Dr. Sandeep Langar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Science in College of Architecture, Construction, and Planning at The University of Texas at San Antonio. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning from College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech. He is also a licensed architect in India. Dr. Langar has authored multiple publications analyzing the implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and its impact

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3 - Co-op Recruitment and Factors Affecting Success

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amy Huynh, University of California, Irvine; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Ford Motor Company; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

forthe internship, attitudes towards company-sponsored events, as well as additional items relatingto innovation and engineering self-efficacy and their views of the company and their workassignment, their interactions with co-workers and supervisors, and future plans. It should benoted that several changes were made in the two post-internship survey instruments across thetwo administrations in 2017 and 2018 and as a result, there is no direct parity in several of thesurvey items and constructs.3.1 Key Measures Across DatasetsThis study focuses on four scales that were included in the Engineering Majors survey as well asthe two Post-Internship Surveys. The scales are described in greater detail in [11]. A Cronbach’sAlpha was calculated for each

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Liang Zhu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Charles D. Eggleton, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Ronghui Ma, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Timmie Topoleski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Deepa Madan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

initiated and/or promoted by theME S-STEM program. Typically, all ME undergraduate students receive advisement by staff members in theDean’s office during the 1st year and later by a faculty member in ME. Undergraduate studentsmay talk to their advisor once a semester to get clearance on their registration for the nextsemester. “Extra faculty mentoring” refers to the mentoring from a faculty mentor assigned toeach scholar in our scholarship program. The ME S-STEM scholars are encouraged to meet theirfaculty mentors when needed to discuss not only their academic progress, but also their futurecareer plan and personal issues. Most of the scholars had talked to their faculty mentors morethan three times each semester, suggesting that they felt

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Team/Project-based Pedagogy and Approaches

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Lynne Tennison, Saint Louis University; Jenna L. Gorlewicz, Saint Louis University; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

monitor Test Create a test protocol Create a test protocol for 9 protocol home security systemThe first few activity lessons were designed to facilitate planning for and designing a system. Thissub-module incorporated lessons on system architecture, how to solicit requirements, and thenhow to design a platform that addresses those requirements. The later lessons are focused oncreating system prototypes for simple tasks and the basics of programming and hardware. Lessonswere technical, but approachable for new students. The activities in each lesson allowed teams tocreate and make mistakes without having to fear broken components or harming themselves

Conference Session

Capstone Design Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zhinan Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Houzhi Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Lu Chen, Shanghai JiaoTong University; Yaxin Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

cooperationagreements with the university will assign these projects to engineers, and the HR assistantswill coordinate the tasks, ensuring the effective support from engineers. 3.2 Basic procedure The reformed capstone design course in SJTU is consisted of 5 stages (See Fig.4).Project selection begins at the 7th semester and it requires the mutual selection betweenproject supervisor, industry sponsor and the students. The team members need to come upwith a preliminary plan and clear each one’s work in the whole project. At the end of the7th semester, students will attend a dissertation proposal in the form of team defense. Thenthe project officially begins as an one-week-loop: The team members will meet with theirproject supervisor and industry mentor each